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Japanese verb争う (arasou) Conjugation
争う (arasou) means “to compete, to contest, to contend”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 争わない and 争います, and the te-form is 争って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to compete, to contest, to contend
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 争う
- Reading
- あらそう
- Romaji
- arasou
- Masu form
- 争います
- Nai form
- 争わない
- Te-form
- 争って
- Ta form
- 争った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 争う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争わない |
| Polite | 争います |
| Polite negative | 争いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 争った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争わなかった |
| Polite | 争いました |
| Polite negative | 争いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 争って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 争っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争っていない |
| Polite | 争っています |
| Polite negative | 争っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 争いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争いたくない |
| Polite | 争いたいです |
| Polite negative | 争いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 争おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 争いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 争え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 争うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 争ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 争わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 争える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争えない |
| Polite | 争えます |
| Polite negative | 争えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 争えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 争ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 争われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争われない |
| Polite | 争われます |
| Polite negative | 争われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 争わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争わせない |
| Polite | 争わせます |
| Polite negative | 争わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 争わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 争わされない |
| Polite | 争わされます |
| Polite negative | 争わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 耐える (taeru)to bear, to stand, to endure
- 苦い (nigai)bitter
- 好ましい (konomashii)nice, likeable, desirable
- 深める (fukameru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 切らす (kirasu)to run out of
- 切る (kiru)to cut, to cut through, to perform
- 打ち出す (uchidasu)to emboss
- 渡す (watasu)to ferry across, to carry across, to traverse
- 募る (tsunoru)to become stronger
- 満たす (mitasu)to satisfy, to meet, to fulfill
- 話し合う (hanashiau)to discuss, to talk together
- 覆う (oou)to cover, to hide, to conceal
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